Former NBC anchor Chuck Scarborough is officially retiring after 50 years. The Post reports that Scarborough’s final broadcast on WNBC will take place on December 12, with his official announcement tonight at 6pm ET during its NBC News 4 New York edition. A source told the newspaper that the Emmy winner, who is the longest-serving anchor in New York history, called his time “historic.”

After serving in the Air Force, Scarborough, 81, joined WLOX-TV in Mississippi and later worked at WAGA-TV in Atlanta and WNAC-TV in Boston. In March 1974, Scarborough joined his “forever home” at WNBC-TV as lead anchor, covering major stories in the Big Apple such as the 1977 blackout, 9/11 and COVID. He also covered news at home and abroad and reported from Europe, Russia, the Middle East, the Philippines, Mexico and South America.

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Scarborough has been such a beloved and important sight that the Empire State Building lit up blue and gold last March in honor of its 50th anniversary.^e anniversary at WNBC. At the time he said: “This was just amazing, and what a great way to start my celebration of 50 years, because it was a Monday on March 25, exactly 50 years ago, that I walked through the doors of NBC and started this career who brought me to this point.”

At this time, Scarborough’s replacement has not been announced, but it is likely that it will be revealed in the coming days, especially with his final show just a few weeks away. Those in New York and surrounding areas fortunate enough to witness his reporting will certainly miss him, and it is clear that he had quite an impact on the city and beyond.

An NBC source called Chuck Scarborough’s career “an amazing run” and said the move was expected after he decided to work four days a week. The fact that he was over 80 and still working proves that the decision could not have been an easy one, especially after such a long career. Although he had several co-anchors during his run, Sue Simmons joined him in 1980, worked together on the anchor desk for 32 years, and was the longest-running anchor team in the history of New York City television news. Scarborough will officially sign off for the final time on December 12 and someone else will soon take over.